Guitarist

Guitarist is the longest established UK guitar magazine. You'll find authoritative gear reviews, artist interviews, technique lessons and advice. Plus, Guitarist's digital edition now includes all of the same audio and video content as the print edition; available to download from a special area of the Guitarist website!

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Gimme Five • A story that starts on a Rolling Stones USA tour in the early 70s, Ted Newman’s distinctly shaped design is now being made here in the UK. But the first model is missing a string!

Two’s Company • This pair of finely crafted acoustics from the lower end of the Czech Republic maker’s price band may look simple and stripped back, but they’re fully loaded with tone

Wayne’s World • With a super-charged Strat vibe and a contrasting relic finish, Charvel’s San Dimas Style 1 is swapping Spandex for slippers as the 80s blueprint reaches middle age

On The Pulse • Walrus Audio releases a stereo version of its Monument tremolo with presets and more

Small Wonder • IK Multimedia presents captured rigs and stompboxes for all in this wallet-friendly, pocket-rocket entry into the Tonex ecosystem

the Wishlist • Dream gear to beg, borrow and steal for...

Gas Supply • Our pick of the month’s most delectable and wallet-bothering new gear

Fretbuzz • A monthly look at must-hear artists from all corners of the guitar world, from the roots of their sound to the tracks that matter most

Albums • The month’s best guitar music – a hand-picked selection of the finest fretwork on wax

Tones Behind The Tracks • Louise Patricia Crane’s intoxicating folkloric journey took parlour guitars, Holdsworth and even abseiling to bring to life…

Mysteriously Magical • Neville Marten discusses documentaries on The Beatles’ Get Back album, and how the band still generates unrivalled interest today

DIY-Not? • This month Alex Bishop is challenged to build an electric bass using materials entirely from his local DIY store

Dumblestruck! • Neville Marten asks, when you play the best guitar amp of your life but know you can never own it, how do you move on?

Alternative Voicings (Part 2) • Following on from last issue, Richard Barrett continues to highlight alternative voicing options that add extra interest to your music

Feedback • Your letters to the Guitarist editor. Drop us a line at guitarist@futurenet.com

RICHARD HAWLEY • The Sheffield songsmith’s new album, In This City They Call You Love, is undoubtedly one of his finest yet – and its sounds were carved out with some of the most characterful guitars, amps and effects you’ll find anywhere, including Scott Walker’s Tele. We join Richard in the heart of the city that inspired the record to find out more

MASTERCLASS • JOE BONAMASSA ERIC JOHNSON PHILIP SAYCE JENNIFER BATTEN KIRK FLETCHER STEVE MORSE STEVE LUKATHER MARTY FRIEDMAN BILL NELSON ANDY TIMMONS STEVE HACKETT DUANE BETTS NITA STRAUSS SAMANTHA FISH STEVE CROPPER DAMON JOHNSON JESSE DAYTON SOPHIE LLOYD VINNIE MOORE YVETTE YOUNG PAUL GILBERT SERENA CHERRY ZAKK WYLDE ORIANTHI XXX ROCKY ATHAS DEVON ALLMAN TRACII GUNS JAY JAY FRENCH DAVID GILMOUR & MANY MORE

IAN BAIRNSON’S 1974 LES PAUL CUSTOM • When Pilot’s Ian Bairnson used this guitar to play the solo on Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights in 1978, he was nursing a broken wrist… We catch up with fellow Pilot David Paton and producer Alan Parsons to find out more

Magnificent Seven • How can Mesa/Boogie possibly have improved on the Mark V so much that it skipped the Mark VI? Join us as we plug in and find out

We Like To Boogie • Mesa/Boogie is back on these shores with a full complement of models for every style – here are a...